The Case of the Distressed Lady
β Scribed by Agatha Christie
- Book ID
- 110674668
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 1 MB
- Series
- Parker Pyne
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780062302533
- ASIN
- B00CGZXRUM
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Previously published in the print anthology Parker Pine Investigates.
Daphne St. John enlists Parker Pyne's aid. She must return a valuable diamond she stole to pay off gambling debts. Now, repenting her rash act, Daphne needs help to return the diamond without its owner being any the wiser.
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